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verb

past tense of assure

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Recent Examples of assured
Adjective
That includes decentralizing operations, investing in layered defenses, and ensuring that its military forces are adequately protected. Airpower, along with every other element of military power, without assured survivability is a hollow deterrent. David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Much of that is thanks to Pearce’s assured direction, which, anticipating when boredom might set in, experiments with mood in order to keep us guessing. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Verb
Users are assured of rich and detailed soundscapes as well as clear phone calls. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Not gaining admission to a BS/MD program after years of work can feel like a setback, but rest assured that your hard work will not be in vain. Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assured
Adjective
  • From there, the team set about making Victor feel comfortable and confident as both a filmmaker and a performer.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • Financial institutions can build trust by judiciously providing key information to help clients make confident decisions without unnecessary complexities.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Our more than 18,000 Bombardier employees are proud to welcome this new, important customer to our family.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • But despite everything, we were driven by passion and the desire to achieve results, and many Italians who lived there as immigrants were proud of us.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Coupled with her interview for the cover of People, this ensured plenty of positive content was out there to inspire supportive mentions in the run-up to release.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • This tool ensured that when spacetime interacts with matter as the quantum operator, the equations remain valid and don’t break any fundamental rules.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Former Danity Kane singer and Diddy protégé, Aubrey O'Day, has been following the trial and isn’t sure what the outcome will be.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • The power of climbing the same ladder, ring by ring Like many Gen Z grads, Godwin wasn’t sure where to take her career after obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s in English from the Universities of Oklahoma and Iowa, respectively.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • In a comedic twist, the Labrador retriever was filmed turning back to his owner during the drive, with a smug look on his face as if to boast about his comfortable spot.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Watch how the characters hit and hold certain key poses as the camera glides and zooms around them.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 June 2025
  • On certain days of the year, near the Qorikancha, a bank with a door made up of golden plaques reflects the early-morning sun.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The protests proved conclusively that Americans will not tolerate the deployment of the U.S. military in American cities, the constant line-stepping over constitutional boundaries, the arrests of political dissenters, or the arrogant defense of police-state tactics.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • In Aesop’s fable, the turtle (traditionally called a tortoise, which is a type of turtle) is a winner, a perpetual underdog who defeats the arrogant hare.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Beating this mentality truly lies in the entrepreneur’s mindset and can be soothed by a few critical steps.
    Sean Gould, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Although both involve shedding, dryness occurs when there’s a lack of moisture and usually can be soothed with hydrating products.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assured. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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